Set DIV height dynamically based on viewport heigh

Question

I'm trying to set a div's height to 30% of the viewport height and I would very much like to scale it when the height of the viewport changes.

I tried setting min-height: 30%; height:30% but it is not working.

I took a look at JQuery's height(); but I just don't know how to get started.

Thanks.

Answer 1

This is basically Liam Bailey's answer, but with a thirty_pc() that should be both faster and more concise:

function thirty_pc() {
    $("div").css('height', '' + Math.round(.3 * window.height()));
}

$(document).ready(function() {
    thirty_pc();
    $(window).bind('resize', thirty_pc);
});

If you like it, please still accept Liam's, but upvote mine. :)

Answer 2

This one works 100% for viewport height of any div, section that has this class using Jquery. Use additional function to adjust height to 30% currently it is 100% please promote if you like it.

function thirty_pc() {
    $(".introduction").css({'height':($(window).height())+'px'});
}

$(document).ready(function() {
    thirty_pc();
    $(window).bind('resize', thirty_pc);
});

Answer 3

function thirty_pc() {
    var height = $(window).height();
    var thirtypc = (30 * height) / 100;
    thirtypc = parseInt(thirtypc) + 'px';
    $("div").css('height',thirtypc);
}

$(document).ready(function() {
    thirty_pc();
    $(window).bind('resize', thirty_pc);
});

Answer 4

window.onresize=function(){
    $("#selectedDiv").height( ($(window).height()*.3) );
}